Saratoga Lake, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Saratoga town. It lies in ZIP code area 12866. It stands on Bog Meadow Brook. The Survey maps it on the Quaker Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1900 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1934 USGS Quaker Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Quaker Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
224 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 224 fires within 5 miles of Saratoga Lake between 1994 and 2020, burning about 177 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 19 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 102 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Saratoga National Historical Park | GROZNIAK |
| 28 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Saratoga Lake: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Dolomite, Quartz. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgoyne Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | Stratiform | |
| Maple Ave Quarry | Dolomite, Quartz | Producer | 1925 | |
| Normanskill Grits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1885, 1925 | |
| Railroad Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1877, 1925 | |
| East Jamaica Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gansevoort Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gansevoort Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
20 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saratoga Lake in 20 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | $45,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | A tree was downed blocking all lanes on the Northway, Interstate 87, southbound between exits 13 and 14 near Saratoga Springs. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | A report was received on social media of a tree down on a fence along Liz Ann Drive near Saratoga Springs. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | Wires were downed near Union Avenue and Henning Road near Eddy Corners. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | Wires were reported down on Union Avenue and Henning Road. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | A tree was downed near the intersection of Stafford Bridge Road and Route 29 near Saratoga Springs. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | A tree and powerlines were reported down on Louden Road between Morris Road and Ingersoll Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | A tree and powerlines were reported down across Ingersoll Road at Lilac Lane. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | A tree was reported down at the corner of Magnolia Drive and Azalea Drive. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | A tree was reported down across County Road 68. |
| August 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Saratoga Lake | - | The National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado in a portion of Saratoga Springs. There was an extensive area of damage at a residence near the intersection of Route 29 and Schallen Road where dozens of trees were downed and hardwood trees were both uprooted or snapped. In addition, a tin roof on a large barn was peeled upward on the northeast-facing side of the barn. Both of these factors strongly suggest a rotating wind field, indicative of a tornado. Winds were estimated as high as 105 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | Trees were snapped and uprooted along Route 50. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | Route 29 was closed in both directions at Stafford Bridge Road due to a downed tree. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | Multiple trees were downed, blocking two lanes of Interstate 87. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | Trees were downed between Lake Lonely and Saratoga Lake. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | A tree was downed on an unoccupied van. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saratoga Lake | - | A pine tree limb was downed and through the roof of a mobile home roof in Wilton due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Saratoga Lake | - | Fitch Road in Saratoga Lake was washed out and closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. Houses at the intersection of Route 9P and Fitch Road were impacted by the flood waters. |
| October 2010 | Flood | Saratoga Lake | - | Bow Meadow stream, which runs under Gilbert Road, over overflowed its banks, resulting in the closure of a portion of Gilbert Road between Union Avenue (Route 9P) and Lake Avenue (Route 29) in Saratoga Springs. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Saratoga Lake | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regatta View | 0.5 miles | 27 | |
| Interlaken | 0.6 miles | 27 | |
| Waters Edge | 0.7 miles | 27 | |
| East Ridge | 0.7 miles | 27 | |
| Cedar Bluffs | 0.9 miles | 27 | |
| Woodlands | 1.1 miles | 27 | |
| Beacon Hill | 1.3 miles | 27 | |
| Gilbert Corners | 1.4 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 964486. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











